Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-17
EDITORIAL.
THE BENEFIT OF BIBLE REFERENCES
IN PREPARATION AND RECITATION
OF SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS.

a motion was made and carried by
the Jerauld County Sunday School Con-
vention, assembled at Washington
Springs June 10th, requesting the pub
LEGATION of the following by Mrs. S. E.
Grow:
81 CLAIM that now, more than in any
other period of the worlds history, we
need Thus saith the Lord, accom-
panied by the power of the "Holy
Ghost to reach and save the unbellev-
ers or lost Of the present day. Because
the cry of the age is ''prophesy unto us
smooth things, and they are heaping
up to themselves teachers, having itch
ing ears Our world is full Of people
that for money or popularity, or both,
will misapply or wrest from it's true
meaning, the scripture so as to please
their hearers, or in other words, so
tamper with the message that Christ
has given his servants to deliver, that
it fails IN accomplishing that for which
it was sent. TO illustrate, one teaches
their class that repentance, confession,
etc, are to preceae forgiveness and re-
mission of sin, which must be done in
order to gain heaven: and perhaps the
next sermon they hear will teach, that
all they have to do, if they have a
desire" to be saved, is to come and
Join the church, and thus become a
lamb OF the fold, in positive contra
diction to the scriptures, but much
more pleasing to the carnal nature; for
repentance and confession is very
bitter medicine, and if they can get a
substitute to quite their conscience,
! will gladly take it and run the dread
full risk OF being lost. Oh, friends, let
"us" be careful that we be not "blind
leaders Of the blind. Don't for Christ's
sake, for your 'own souls" sake or the
perishing's sake, don't study the Bible
references with a view to explaining
laway it's true teachings of Gods power,
by showing how all the miracles are
simply the works of nature and nothing
more than is being done right along by
nature, simply carrying out her laws,
unless you wish to make unbelievers
Of your class instead of christians, for
you could not adopt a more successful
plan. Or dc not waste all the school
hours in historical teaching, but only
SO far as it will bring out the practical
for instance, it matters but little how
fRehoboam got his name, whether from
his father, or in derisio1; nor will II
help sinner to accept Christ, to spend
the time in deciding which Of the
routes Paul took to Damascus, but
strive to impress the importance Of for
saking at once the prosecuting and re-
jectlng hate, and turn and follow Jesus
10 illustrate, ! come to a starving chic
with cup OF new milk, but put it gu,
! of It's reach and proceed to explain tbs
process by which digestion converts
milk into nourishment for the child
Would it understand or grow strong
thereby? All, no! Get it to drink the
milk, then it will have power to com
prehend and enjoy your explanation
ibut don't water the milk nor skim it.
1.-THE pure, lnadulterated word OF Goo
lin the hands Of preacher or teacher Is
as much more etfectual in Staying sln
las David's pebble and sling was better
! for him than sauls arlnor. The one VINO
lstl1dies the lesson without the refer
fences and interv ening chapter is ike
the bee 5uzzing at 51ower lust neal
\ enough to smell the honey, while tne
Zone who takes the word Of God for all
sthority, instead of depending on tnt
HELPS, searches out the location OF th INT
a honey am draws from ITS depths unt !.
Vailed; the1 that teacher Us prepared u